Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NEW YORK cnrrnH rrTrRES
WASHINGTON. February ie, 1854.
senate.

Mr.. Cameron. from the Committee ON NayN
Affairs. II ported back with amoDtrnnt, ths
bill dutroduced by bin yesterday % increase
no naval os,aOlishment,H and gave NOTICE thss
he would cail u up ON Monday ibspesnssey
after tho morning hour. mo Wo0nduiels
made by tho Naval Committee have the oIoss
Of fixing the bonus 70 be pald INC col.ross .'.
for the fms, knos In excess OF the contract ra-o
Of twenty knots 70 10 attained by tho propOsei
new cruisers nc $4,000, aud Tor cach s'd-
tional knot 10000 Tho aggregate OF mo APP
Mr.. Hale reported back from the Naval Com
mlttee, with am, DdmonL the Dill intr0iucoi
by him yesterday 10 provide Tor an Increase "
tie rayal establishment, and Rsye nouce WAT
he will call itup az an early Jay. ia. a.nens-
ment Gppropriates three millions TOR tue arms-
ment n vessels, for the construction u wnich
The bin provided Tho oil now nppropriases
nftesn million four hundred thousand dollar%l
The Senate NJ i25O resumed me eon,,io re-
tion Of TIE post-onico appropriation bill, tho
question being the amendment appropriatns
500 Geo for the m0ils 20 South America
Mr. Morgan moved % almond me SUBSIDY
amendment BY Inserting insteai o. the worn
~builtn the words "OVnei and onicete1," 20
that the sentence will read: "For tra1sports-
ton Of foreign mails by American owed sni
cfsicered steamships Also. 10 add To the para.
graph as follows: "Such steamshipS2o Ownei
and cnlcercd shall be entitled % b. enroliet,
registered. and licensed "a American buit
ships while they gre employed In inc etecitson
OF said contracts for tho transportation 81 Tor
eign mails"
After long debate, which drifted into
question Of tariff and free trade, vote was
taken on Mr. Morcan's froe-ssip smenament,
and IL was reiected--yeas, ~: nays, 81
Mr. Norgan moved tO amend by aiding 10
the senate amendment the words; one OF mo
lines OF steamsh hips tocarTy the mails pfoHiei
FOR In this act shall he required % sail Ia AMI
from seaport ~ the Gulf OF Mexico on mo
Nisrissippl river Agreed 10 Without adlW-
sion.
the bill Nas passed without diyisi'gl.
Secret q. ssion. Adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
Immediately after the realing Of the Journal
Mr. Scott 81 Pennsylvania, demanded the rega-
lar order and called up the Seua'e bill for tlo
retirement aud rccoinagc 81 the trade dollar.
Mr. O'Neill, Of Missouri, raised point 81 or
der that the Committee on labor was entitled
10 the floor under tho prior special order mals
I'm May last That special Ordcrhat been ma 10
under a suspension ~ the rules in May last ~
two-thirds vote, and he contended that ~
could rot be set aside 10y "A majority vote ~ mo
House upon the resolution reported by mo
Committee on Rules. such course would
turn the making Of n special order by two
thirds vote into q farce. The committee On
Rules could nullify tho action of tne hoise
and tomorrow report a resolution setting a.ilo
The remainder of tho session for the consl iefa.
tlOp Of one particular Job. % the exclusion OF
every prior special order.
The speaker stated thai the Oiier awarding
tho door for orc day to the Committee on Labor
had cen made IN Nay last, aud wasa continu-
ing order subsequently the llouss-nOt mo
Committee on Rules-hGd set oside parilcu-
lar day Tor the consideration Of The trade-dollar
| hin 10 the CNclu sion Of all other business 10
oYOirulcdthc point 81 order.
MIR. O'Neu then raised tho question OF cpn-
| sideration.
The House decided-yoas lls, nays lotto
| consider the trade-dOllar bill
| The debate was limited Ia two hours. At tho
| end OF that time, In which over a dozen NOM
| bers lad spoken. an amendment. the Joint pro-
| duction of Messra. lauham. OF Texas, ani war
| uer. Of Missouri. was agreed To providing that
! the recoinsge Of trade dollars rccOinod under
| the act should not be considered "a n part OF
the silver bullion required 10 be- purchaaed and
| coined under the prON ions u Inc Bland la9.
| The vote on tho Amendment vas; Yeas, Ia I,
| nays. 90. Tho bill, as so amentel, was passed -
| III TO W. A passed. the bill provides In ia
nrst section that for = period Il six mouths
| after the passage ~ this at trade dOllarS II
not defaced. mutilated. OF stamped, shall 10
| received at their face value Ia payment 81 all
! dues 10 the nited States, and shall not again
| lie paid out or I'm any other manner issued.
| section > proyidea that during the above
period the holder u trade dollars not mutila,ej,
| dofaced, or stamped may receive In exchange.
| on presentation a the same AZ tho Treasury or
| any sEbtreasury. Ike amount and value,
dollar for dollar, In standard silver dollars, or
/
| holder.
Section 3 directs that trade dollars received
/ by the Government In payment of dues, or In
exchange. shall not be- paid out, bnt shall bs re-
| coined into standard silver dollar Or subsidiary
! coin ut tho discretion ~ the Secretary ~ tho
| Treasury: provided that the recoinageot uai3
dollars recoined under this at shall not b
considered a. part of the silver bullion required
I 20 be purchased aud c0.nod into standard dol
lars. required by the AZ Of February =, 1914.
Section repeais all laws authorizing no
| coinage and issuance Of the trade dollar.
| The Houfe tteu went into Commltteo Of tho
| Whole on the diplomatic and consular apprO-
! pfiatiOn til Points Of order wore sustained
! acaiuFt items increasing tho Halaries OF tho
| Ministers 10 China. Turkey, and the Argentine
| Republic The committee "a - without further
| action.
Nessrs. BroclonriIgo q Arfansas, Maybury,
| and Reed were appointed conierfro' on ths
! bill meking tho close Of TIC season Tor macIe-
| felffhing.
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